Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>Cut Out <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Catastrophizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Catastrophizing</span></a> </p><p>Constantly imagining the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/worstoutcome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worstoutcome</span></a> increases and maintains <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/distress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distress</span></a>. </p><p>Key points:</p><p>- Catastrophizing is thinking the worst possible outcome will happen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/withoutevidence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>withoutevidence</span></a> to support this thought.<br>- Catastrophizing is related to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/anxiety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anxiety</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/depression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depression</span></a>, and <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chronichealthconditions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chronichealthconditions</span></a> such as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chronicpain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chronicpain</span></a>.<br>- Catastrophizing leads to distress and anxiety and makes you think a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/badoutcome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>badoutcome</span></a> is more likely than it is.</p><p><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/living-well-when-your-body-doesnt-cooperate/202411/cut-out-catastrophizing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">psychologytoday.com/us/blog/li</span><span class="invisible">ving-well-when-your-body-doesnt-cooperate/202411/cut-out-catastrophizing</span></a></p>